Hey lovelies,
I hope you had a lovely weekend.
Well, since I last put up a post, I feel like so much has happened in the space of just 2 weeks. Me & Richard are in the process of packing, we are having to move out because the landlord wants the property back, we assume it is because of a new landlord tax that is coming in April but who knows??? I consider us luckier than most because my dad is kindly letting us move back in to his house, it means that I’ll be moving back into my childhood home & to be honest, when I 1st considered it as an option, I didn’t relish the thought of it but now…I’m actually excited & looking forward to moving in with him & I consider myself blessed that I have a husband that isn’t opposed to the idea. I haven’t exactly been the best of daughters & I’m looking forward to spending time with my dad & looking after him & I know he is too, me & dad laid down some ground rules & voiced our concerns, which I think is always important because then, nothing can go wrong or be misunderstood.
I’m already planning a summer BBQ at dads (home) & can’t wait, he has a beautiful big garden, with a spacious seating area, it just needs a little TLC & a good set of garden furniture, one thing I’ve missed about being at home (dads), is when I used to sit & swing on the hammock with a cup of something iced & delicious in the summer, when I used to play Harry Potter trivia with Richard after work, on a warm sunny day & when the 3 of us used to sit in the garden in the sunshine just drinking our favourite beverage, just chatting away. We were living there during 2020 & really enjoyed those 1st lot of glorious sunny days. I set up a jigsaw on the table & the 3 of us would just sit & do it as we were inclined to or just add a piece or 2 as we would go by it, I’d like to set that up again in the conservatory because one thing the 3 of us have in common is that we all love to do jigsaws. All this may sound boring to some but we all simply love it & I know my dad will enjoy having us there.
My dad seems excited about having my husband under his roof again, when my mum passed away in 2018, we were living there at the time & they became very close & although it didn’t come from a good event, I’m glad of it because the one thing that’s going to be needed in these kinds of situations is patience & togetherness.
I honestly don’t know how this will go, I’ve been romanticising it all in my head but we actually won’t know until we get there. We went round to see him on Friday, had a take away & helped him with a little sorting out, there’s a lot of sorting he wants doing, he’s been telling me that for at least 2 years now…one of the reasons I’ve not been a very good daughter, he’s unable to do it himself because he can’t walk unaided & therefore, unable to do any sorting out by himself. Me & dad have come up with a game plan & once it’s done, it’ll make things easier for him & will provide him with a better living environment because heaven knows, he needs that! There’s cupboards & drawers with years worth of stuff that’s not needed anymore, ornaments & tea sets he doesn’t want…although, once we start sorting out the stuff, I’m expecting him to change his mind on some of it because when he talks, he sounds like he wants it all gone but I can’t imagine that he’ll still feel that way once he starts going through it all…we’ll see.
I’ve had some really good meaningful conversations with my dad over the last week, we haven’t spoken like that in many years. I’m very excited about the coming months & spending the summer with dad…I can’t imagine that we’ll find another rental within our budget before then & right now, I can’t imagine that we’ll be in any rush to leave once we get there & I’m not busting a gut, spending hours a day looking…been there & done that already! There’s nothing within our budget & our local council aren’t exactly in a position to help us, when there’s 1700 families already on the waiting list already!
Well, I feel like this post is long enough…although, I feel like I could chat about this for ages.
Have a beautiful week & remember that Jesus loves you.
Blessings.
Sarah 